SPOILER ALERT!!!
Egos and body work may have been injured in the work leading up to this post.
By far the sketchiest thing I’ve done with a car. Mount it on a rotisserie!
105’s are known for their fragile bumper mounts and I don’t have time to manufacture elaborate brackets. Also, the removal of fenders has lessened the structural rigidity of the mono chassis. So, much time has been spent reinforcing the bumper mounts to carry the weight of the body.
Cautiously setup the rotisserie, slowly lower car hoist, allowing the 12mm threadbar to take up the slack. Far too much bend for my liking, but no signs of weakness from my bracing on the car. So set about upgrading thread bar to 16mm confident all will be well.
Once again lower hoist allowing freshly installed thread bar to take up the slack. Stare in shock, in a minutes silence, as everything seems to be doing what it’s expected to do. Blinded with confidence, start making adjustments, before I know it all comes crashing down. Our first crash. Testing that emotional attachment….
Adrenaline kicks in and before anyone notices, the car is back on the hoist, left rear the only sign of negligence.
Bewildered as to what happened, inspect the rotisserie and notice that the adjuster I had been turning on had completely undone itself causing the car to come crashing down.
Damage to the car seems restricted to the left rear which has clearly seen previous action, most of which will be hidden by the wide body fender flares.
Not happy how my thread bar coped with the magnitude of the forces, upgrade to a more solid 18mm hi-tensile.
And that’s how we got here!
Old wives tale suggests when one acquires new motorcycle leathers, it’s best to put them on and throw yourself down the road, thereby scuffing the leathers, ultimately avoiding the possibility of the inevitable alternative! In a way, this experience has been exactly that. We survived our first crash and live to race another day. Minor setback in the project plan, but invaluable experience in rapid repairs.
Somehow I seem to focus better under pressure situations. No time for procrastination or overthinking. Just get it done.
I’m loving this build!
